Thanks for the tip. I picked some of that up for only around NT$130 at the RT-Mart in Tucheng. Nice to have something different at a decent price.

I also found a large container (260 g) of cumin for about NT$100.

And they had some interesting looking fruit salsas (blackberry, peach, etc.) from the States for about NT$59. Might work well with some BBQ shrimp.
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sandman wrote:I used, as a child, to shoot hares. On occasion, when we gutted them, we would find a pair of foetuses inside. Delicate, meaty morsels with a slight crunch when you bit into the skull. Delicious. They looked just like that baby rat in the photo. Yummy!

No problem with that, but God knows where that rat's been ...
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The problem the hot pot/shabu shabu restaurants have is any customer can chuck anything they have on them into the pot. I predict a large number of copycat situations.

sandman wrote:I AM a lady, my dear Corns. I have no problem with that. My parfum of choice is sage and sea salt. Who knew that sea salt had a perfume?

Good to know. Next time I see you I'll know to give that perky ass a grab.
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sandman wrote:and for the ladies, a couple of bottles of Jo Malone perfume at less than half the price it sells for in Sogo. She even bought one for me.

You wear perfume and consider yourself a lady? Not that there is anything wrong with that!!!! I sometimes use my wife`s Oud fragrance. Very nice smell indeed.
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Dragonbones wrote:Wow. Nothing appetizing there, frankly. But to each his own.

By "there", you mean Scotland?
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Dragonbones wrote:Wow. Nothing appetizing there, frankly. But to each his own.

It ain`t haute cuisine, but some of that box would be tasty in a once-in-a-month greasy spoon type of way.
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A Scottish chippy is selling what may be Britain's unhealthiest takeaway: a giant box of deep-fried foods that contains an artery-clogging 7,000 calories.

The £10 bargain meal at the East West Spice takeaway restaurant in Greenock contains chips, two pizza 'crunches,' battered fish and sausages, two hamburgers, onion rings, chicken nuggets and fritters - all of which are deep fried. The 'Crunchy Box' also comes with a two-litre bottle of Irn-Bru which takes the calorie count to a whopping 6,792 kcal.

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I have a feeling they are at a starter low price to build up demand, and gradually the price will increase. So, get in there quickly!
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Dragonbones wrote:Does it at least TASTE like buckskin?

It may as well have. I bravely soldiered through two cans, but a third of the way through the third I was feeling ill. I poured the rest of it down the drain. I wouldn't drink that swill again if they were giving it away for free.
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It's a bit weird because they're advertising German but branding Canadian. Obviously I'm not their target market, so I guess they know how to sell beer to Taiwanese.

I picked up three from the local 7-Eleven. Drinking one now. Not impressed.
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Big Vern wrote:I've got the "MUNICH HELLES" now. Available in 7. 48NTD for a 330ml can is a bit pricy.

Tastes clean. No noticeable aftertaste. I suppose it's what I expected it to be.

Should go down a storm.
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John Ross wrote:Lots of great beer around, even in backwaters like my humble abode, and reasonably priced too.

Yep. In just 5 years or so the range and quality of beer in Taiwan has gone through the roof. Good times!
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Toad wrote:

John Ross wrote: As for the Buckskin, I've seen it but didn't try it because it looked American.

Ha, that's what I thought, and before checking the label I was distracted by a comely Czech pilsner. Lots of great beer around, even in backwaters like my humble abode, and reasonably priced too.
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Great stuff, that is. Have you noticed it's branded as "German Beer" in the supermarkets? Meh, Germany, Denmark, what's the difference?

Apparently it's still 1940 in Taiwan.

As for the Buckskin, I've seen it but didn't try it because it looked American.

The Buckskin line will include a Munich Helles style larger and a hefeweizen style wheat beer. The brewing equipment, hops, yeast and malt have all been imported from Germany.

I like both of those styles, so I'll definitely give it a try. Didn't realise it was a local brew.
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Dragonbones wrote:Not yet -- where have you seen it for sale?

I haven't noticed it anywhere. Maybe they're advertising it heavily pre-launch,?
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sandman wrote:I ate half a bottle at work on sourdough bread from Carrefour with smoked cheese. Then when I got home I mixed some with Hellman's mayonnaise and ate it with cucumbers (for the health, you know?) Bloody lovely.

Bunks wrote:It's not really a chicken burger joint in the UK, like say chicken cottage. It's a sit down meal, table service affair, with chicken as the main sell. And the sauce, like the man says, is great.

Yeah, that's pretty much how I remember it in South Africa, also. In fact, I can't even remember that they had burgers at all, because as you say their main sell is the chicken.
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Big Vern wrote:I've never eaten in a Nando's. I'll give it a shot this summer.

They're fast-food chicken burger joints. Nothing astonishing, but a step up from McDonalds. And the sauce is great.
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jimipresley wrote:I love their hot sauce. It's comes in five degrees of hot, and they all taste different.

Jojo got the mild version. Just as well. Maybe I'm just getting too old, but its well hot enough for me. I'd have gone three stages higher if it had been me. And probably regretted it the next day. But if they have different flavours, I suppose I'll just have to throw caution to the wind and my ringpiece to the vultures. Thanks for the recipe!
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Whilst it's not the original, it does approximate it quite well.
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jimipresley wrote:Yeah, I picked up a large stash last time I went.

Dunno about non-Brits...

Um, Nando's is a South African company.

Yes, I know. But is the Saffa version cheeky, or just spicy chicken? In Britland, nobody goes for a Nando's. It has to be a cheeky Nando's. I've never had it -- long after my time there. But always wanted to try the hot sauce. Its nice.
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Dunno about non-Brits...

Um, Nando's is a South African company.
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I know there are a ton of DIY videos showing how to convert an old fridge or wine cooler into a curing chamber but I thought that there might be a company in Taiwan that builds them for export.